Foot care and grooming apparatus that can be placed underneath a mattress or cushion

Abstract

An apparatus and method usable for foot care and the storage of foot care products. The apparatus has two pivoting portions that when closed serve as a container for foot care products. When opened, one portion of the apparatus may be inserted under either a bed mattress or cushion to help support the other side of the apparatus as a user performs foot care on the second side of the apparatus.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A foot care apparatus comprising:
 (a) a container portion with an interior space; 
 (b) a foot platform portion pivotally connected to the container portion so that the foot platform portion nests in the interior space when lowered and extends above the interior space when raised; and 
 (c) a lid portion pivotably connected to the container portion so that it can rotate from a close position to an open position and wherein when in a closed position the lid portion and the container portion enclose the foot platform when it is nested in the interior space. 
 
     
     
       2. The foot care apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a hinge coupling the container portion and the lid portion. 
     
     
       3. The foot care apparatus of  claim 2  wherein when the foot platform is in the raised position it is slanted upward away from the hinge. 
     
     
       4. The foot care apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the lid portion has a foam section that is placed so that it aligns with at least part of the interior space in the container portion when the lid is in the closed position. 
     
     
       5. The foot care apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an extendable tray that is slidably attached to the container portion. 
     
     
       6. The foot care apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a detachable light. 
     
     
       7. The foot care apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the detachable light is coupled to a magnifying glass. 
     
     
       8. The foot care apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the lid portion is sized and shaped in a manner so that when the apparatus is in an open position the lid portion can be inserted underneath of a mattress or a cushion. 
     
     
       9. A foot care method using the apparatus described in  claim 1  comprising the following steps, in no particular order, taken by a user of the apparatus;
 (a) inserting the lid portion of the apparatus underneath of a mattress or a cushion; 
 (b) sitting on the mattress or the cushion; 
 (c) raising the foot platform; 
 (c) placing a foot of the user on the foot platform; and 
 (d) performing the foot care.